150 wells, 10,000MW solar targeted
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Wednesday that the government is stepping up domestic gas exploration, expanding LNG infrastructure and developing alternative energy sources to...
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Bhola gas for local industries
The government plans to use Bhola’s natural gas locally by developing gas-based industries, as connecting the district’s reserves to the mainland through pipelines could take...
India’s rise, Pak’s dilemma
The United States is the lone superpower in the present world. However, it has been shocked tremendously by the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers...
Buses stop anywhere, park everywhere
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed authorities to swiftly relocate Dhaka’s four inter-city bus terminals outside the capital as part of efforts to ease the...
53 Chinese nationals held over murder, fraud
At least 53 Chinese nationals have been arrested in Bangladesh over various criminal offences in the past year, including murder, fraud and online gambling, according...
2 army soldiers killed in Hathazari firing accident
Two Bangladesh Army soldiers were killed and an Army officer was seriously injured in an accident during a field firing exercise at the Hathazari Field...
Oman plans to recruit 10,000 Bangladeshis
Oman has expressed interest in recruiting 10,000 workers from Bangladesh, including 5,000 farmers and 5,000 fishermen, as Dhaka continues diplomatic efforts to reopen the Omani...
Ganga treaty extension under ‘smokescreen’
The International Farakka Committee (IFC) has said that Indian leaders’ making centre-state negotiations on Ganges water a condition for extending the 30-year treaty with Bangladesh...
Irregularities found in SC project: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found preliminary evidence of the embezzlement of Tk 6.32 crore through alleged package splitting, irregularities in e-GP tenders and payments...
Govt okays 1,10,000MT fertiliser imports
The government has decided to import a total of 110,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser from Belarus, Morocco and Saudi Arabia to meet the country’s agricultural...
CEC vows credible local govt election
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A.M.M. Nasir Uddin on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) is fully committed to holding the upcoming local government elections in...